About Us

Research

Growing research capabilities and capacity – developing research leadership through CHEAD’s Leadership Seminar series and the CHEAD Research Alliance Symposia as well as supporting ECRs

Enhancing societal impact and its recognition – CHEAD’s Research Alliance brings together art and design research leaders to promote the visibility and standing of art and design research strategically, catalyse art and design research networks, and disseminate art and design research practice

Focus on STEAM / D-STEM and interdisciplinarity – promoting the role of art and design in cross-disciplinary research and teaching

Sector advocacy CHEAD has developed relationships with key partner organisations. We work collaboratively across the creative sector and with a regional focus to develop and communicate a coherent narrative of the achievements and contribution of art a …

Enhancing teaching excellence and student access (TEF) – CHEAD has engaged an Open Policy process with DfE and formed an Expert Panel from our membership to consult on the development of TEF from Year II at discipline level. Modernising the art, design …

Inter/national sector alliances including private providers – CHEAD is developing a post-Brexit vision for a highly competitive UK art and design HE in the global HE sector. CHEAD aims to become a key enabler for the art and design HE sector and to enh …

CHEAD membership is open to institutions offering higher education in art and design, and our members include all types of higher education institutions (small-specialist, Russell Group, post-92 university, public as well as privately funded).